Fatoumata,
You said: "Kristikunda St John primary school is most certainly the St Georges
School."
No, it is not. Kristikunda is located close to Jawo Kunda in the Kantora District. The ruins of this Methodist mission school are still there. It is the alma mater of former VP, Assan Musa Camara where he also taught.
St. George's is in Mansajang Kunda and it is Roman Catholic. It was established before the end of WWII. The pioneers are the late Bishop Maloney and the late John Baldeh, co-authors of a cathecism book in pulaar. They were later followed by the late Michael Baldeh, Fr. Fleming, Mr. Fowlis, Francis Jawo, etc.
Thanks.
Momodou.
Fatoumata <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear All,
I am delighted to notice the interest this has ignited among the few
of us. My responses are as follows:
Point of correction:
- Jabou I made further research and discovered it was actually the
Methodist school which was built in 1911. The old text i was referring
to just said mission school and as it was making an earlier reference
to the RC, i thought it meant that one.
- Kristikunda St John primary school is most certainly the St Georges
School. Further verification proved that St Josephs and Kristikunda
were there almost together. However Kristikuda was Anglican but I am
not sure about St Georges which I am afraid could be RC.
Answers to the previous questions:
6 - The first Teacher Training College was opened in Georgetown in
1949 and it was associated to Armitage School. It was meant to provide
teachers for the Protectorate schools. It will move to Yundum in 1953
to become Yundum College.
7 - Dr Jaiteh got that almost right. Armitage school was actually
built in 1927 and not 1923. In fact, until the last time i visited my
alma mata in 2000, that date could be seen on top of the assembly
building. The reason you gave is perfectly correct.
8 - The First 6th Form started in the Gambia High School in 1962. It
was the same year that the school occupied its present location (at
the turn table entering Banjul).
9 - When the post of Minister of Education was created in 1954, no one
occupied it between 1955 and 1960. Hon D. K. Jawara would be the
minister in 1960, he will be succeeded by Hon E. D. Njie in 1961. When
the general elections were held in 1962 and there was a change of
government, Hon P. L. Baldeh would be appointed and in 1963 he will be
succeeded by Hon A. Camara.
10 - Karantaba, Kuntaur, Illiasa, Kaiaf, Bureng, Dumbutu and Njau will
all have their schools opened in 1949.
(My references are from the following: Sessional Paper N° 17 of 1964,
1961 - 1963 Education Department Report - to be found at the British
Library on St Pancras, 96 Euston Road, London)
Dr Jaiteh, as you questions are sort of "provocative", i will attempt
to answer them. However my history is not that good even if i am the
provoker here.
1) - Fodeh Kaba Dumbuya was a Jahanka jihadist (am sure you must be a
jahanka), administrator and an anti-colonial resistant. I wont call
him a trouble-maker except if you were on the side of the French and
the british troops he resisted. In fact, ironically, one of the
colonial masters would equip him against Alpha Molo and the latter is
killed, an uncle would rally with him against Musa in order to get
back the Fulladu empire. As for Maba, I will find out.
2) - It shall be unfair to call him a sell out. In his time he was
betrayed by his uncle and he was under attack constantly by Fodeh Kaba
and the colonials. I am sure he was exemplary. Will find out more.
Au revoir!
Fatoumata
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